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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VBA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-34
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.206 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£352
% change on same period last year-20.62 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.08£29.10
% change on same period last year-17.27 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads39136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.135 %
Daily rates quoted1225
Average minimum daily rate£281£279
Average daily rate£296£284
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted218
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.61
Average hourly rate£33.75£33.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.50£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
VBA East of EnglandVBA
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VBA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bedfordshire VBA Demand Trend

VBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBA across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire VBA Daily Rate Trend

VBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBA across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire VBA Hourly Rate Trend

VBA
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBA.

12 (100.00 %)DHTML
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
12 (100.00 %)VBScript
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP
12 (100.00 %)Intranet
12 (100.00 %)Internet
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Photoshop
21 (50.00 %)Paint Shop Pro
21 (50.00 %)FrontPage
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)MCSD
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)MS Access
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Oracle

VBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing VBA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)Photoshop
11 (50.00 %)Paint Shop Pro
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)Intranet
12 (100.00 %)Internet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Access
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)FrontPage
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Applications Developer
21 (50.00 %)Web Applications Developer
21 (50.00 %)Web Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)DHTML
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
12 (100.00 %)VBScript
12 (100.00 %)VB
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCSD
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle